# Krishnachak Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Krishnachak

Krishnachak is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 216 households**, the 42nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 216households
- 92.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnachak

Of every 100 households in Krishnachak in 2011, 65 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnachak · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**5%

Tap water ****38%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**43%

Television ****44%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Krishnachak?

■ Krishnachak · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**956

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 87.9% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 188 (49%) · **■** Marginal 95 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Contai - I

- Alalpur1,196 people
- Kulbaria1,194 people
- Dulalpur1,191 people
- Rani Basan1,167 people
- Karanji1,141 people
- Durgapur1,127 people
- Pota Pokhuria Anantarautba1,103 people
- Kholanashwari1,082 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnachak?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnachak in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnachak?92.4% (Census 2011)